Author: By Mary Mwiti

Audio By Vocalize Courtesy On February 26, 2026, Kenya took an important step toward unlocking the vast potential of its marine and aquatic resources with the launch of the National Blue Economy Strategy 2025-2030. For a country endowed with an expansive coastline, major lakes, rivers, and wetlands, the strategy signals a recognition that our waters can be a powerful driver for economic growth, food security, and climate resilience, with the sector’s earnings projected to reach approximately Sh350 billion by 2030. But beyond the symbolism of the launch, the strategy comes at an opportune time for the country. In June this…

Audio By Vocalize Courtesy On February 26, 2026, Kenya took an important step toward unlocking the vast potential of its marine and aquatic resources with the launch of the National Blue Economy Strategy 2025-2030. For a country endowed with an expansive coastline, major lakes, rivers, and wetlands, the strategy signals a recognition that our waters can be a powerful driver for economic growth, food security, and climate resilience, with the sector’s earnings projected to reach approximately Sh350 billion by 2030. But beyond the symbolism of the launch, the strategy comes at an opportune time for the country. In June this…

Audio By Vocalize Carcasses of livestock in drought hit Liboi sub-county, Garissa. [File, Standard] Drought is no longer an unpredictable crisis in Kenya. It is a structural feature of our climate reality, with 23 of 47 counties classified as arid and semi-arid lands experiencing predictable dry spells every 12 to 24 months. What remains uncertain is not whether drought will occur, but whether our governance systems are calibrated to respond, or, better still, to mitigate the effects early enough. Each cycle follows a familiar pattern: Emergency declarations, relief food distributions, water trucking contracts and rushed reallocations from the Contingencies Fund. When…

Council of Governors CEO Mary Mwiti during the launch of the Devolution Conference 2025 registration website at Movenpick Hotel, Nairobi, on 3rd April 2025. [David Gichuru, Standard] The Devolution Conference, 2025, themed: For the People; For Prosperity: Devolution as a Catalyst for Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice ignites a dynamic space to examine devolution as a governance tool in tackling inequalities and consequently enhancing social justice. The advent of devolution sought to promote social and economic development and to provide proximate services to communities. Indeed, despite the tremendous progress made by county governments since the advent of devolution, counties still…

Council of Governors CEO Mary Mwiti at the Devolution Conference Steering Committee civil society organisations and private sector stakeholders official unveiling of the Devolution Conference 2025 registration website at Movenpick Hotel, Nairobi on 3rd April 2025. [David Gichuru, Standard] The 2025 Devolution Conference, themed; ‘For the people; for prosperity: Devolution as a catalyst for equity, inclusion and social justice’, is timely and compelling as it enables the citizens and policymakers to engage in the discourse on how county governments underpinned by good governance fulfill the Constitution’s ambition of an equitable society where all citizens, regardless of their background, have equal…

Dandora dumpsite in Nairobi. [File, Standard] Waste, by any definition, is what we discard—items we no longer want or need. However, how we manage this discarded material reveals our society’s values. In Kenya, the responsibility for waste management is devolved to county governments as outlined in the Constitution. The role of the national government is to establish the policies, standards and norms and provide capacity development to the county governments. The current practice in waste management is to transition from linear to circular economy. While some progress has been made, we remain far from where we need to be in…